Some Soccer News for Mar 8, 2016
It's Day 68 of 2016.
Is "Minnesota United FC" soon to be glue? MLS filed a trademark for "MNFC" and "Minnesota FC." By Dave Martinez of Empire of Soccer.
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Several big changes coming to the Laws of Football as approved this week by the International Football Association Board. By Bobby McMahon of Forbes.
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MLS commissioner Don Garber looks ahead to the near future. By Kevin Baxter of the LA Times.
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Mike Magee was named MLS Player Of The Week.
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Style Wars: This 1983 documentary on the beginnings of New York graffiti art was what put the hip hop scene on the map all over the world.
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Minnesota United has begun training in Pachuca Mexico and the team announced that they have signed 22 year old Jamaican centerback Damion Jones on a loan from Seattle Sounders.
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The USA will play 2 warm up games before the Centenario tournament: May 25 - USA v Ecuador in Frisco TX and May 28 - USA v Bolivia in Kansas City KS. That and more. By Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
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UEFA Champions League is back today, with Rd of 16 2nd Leg matches.
-Tue Mar 8
Wolfsburg 1-0 Gent - Wolf advances 4-2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 2-0 Roma - RM advances 4-0 on aggregate.
-Wed Mar 9
Chelsea v PSG (1-2)
Zenit v Benfica (0-1)
The Bird Is The Word
Is "Minnesota United FC" soon to be glue? MLS filed a trademark for "MNFC" and "Minnesota FC." By Dave Martinez of Empire of Soccer.
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Several big changes coming to the Laws of Football as approved this week by the International Football Association Board. By Bobby McMahon of Forbes.
- No more "triple" punishment for "denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity" - Was automatic red card, now yellow unless violent.
- No more stutter-step Penalty Kicks. Punishable by Yellow Card and loss of PK.
- Keeper coming off the line during PK is punishable by Yellow Card.
- Free kicks for offside will take place where the pass was made from, not where the player was offside.
- And many more including tests of some limited video replay for referees.
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MLS commissioner Don Garber looks ahead to the near future. By Kevin Baxter of the LA Times.
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Mike Magee was named MLS Player Of The Week.
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Style Wars: This 1983 documentary on the beginnings of New York graffiti art was what put the hip hop scene on the map all over the world.
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Minnesota United has begun training in Pachuca Mexico and the team announced that they have signed 22 year old Jamaican centerback Damion Jones on a loan from Seattle Sounders.
- Jeb Brovsky (Whitecaps, Impact, NYCFC) & Elbio Alvarez (Penarol, Benfica B) are also in Mexico getting a try out for the next 10 days.
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The USA will play 2 warm up games before the Centenario tournament: May 25 - USA v Ecuador in Frisco TX and May 28 - USA v Bolivia in Kansas City KS. That and more. By Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.
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UEFA Champions League is back today, with Rd of 16 2nd Leg matches.
-Tue Mar 8
Wolfsburg 1-0 Gent - Wolf advances 4-2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid 2-0 Roma - RM advances 4-0 on aggregate.
-Wed Mar 9
Chelsea v PSG (1-2)
Zenit v Benfica (0-1)
The Bird Is The Word
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